“Patience is the inclination to control the racing mind, which wants to jump ahead.” — Balroop Singh Copy Share Image
If I could control my heart, I would stop it from falling in love with you. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Well, she could learn self control tomorrow. Today she wanted pizza.” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Power consists not in being able to strike another, but in being able to control oneself when anger arises. — Prophet Muhammad Copy Share Image
Ambition, old as mankind, the immemorial weakness of the strong. — Vita Sackville-West Copy Share Image
Peace is self-control at its widest-at the width where the "self" has been lost, and interest has been transferred to coordinations wider… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
“TO ACHIEVE ANYTHING WE NEED GREAT SELF-CONTROL. IF WE HAVE CONTROL OVER OURSELVES THEN THE WORLD WILL BE AT OUR FEET” — M.Lakshmi Durga Copy Share Image
“But when one does not complain, and when one wants to master oneself with a tyrant’s grip — one’s faculties rise in… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
You can say what Pilates is in three words. Stretch with Strength and Control. And the control part is the most important… — Romana Kryzanowska Copy Share Image
I love my artwork, I love it on my wrist. I love having a personality, with a terrifying twist. -drucilla baron (me) — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission… — George O'Neil Copy Share Image
A clear rule for self-control handed down by the Fathers is this: stop eating while still hungry and do not continue until… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
“To the best of my judgment, when I look at the human character I see no virtue placed there to counter justice.… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Truth: last week I online shopped too much. Then I ate 2 pounds of jelly beans to feel better about that. In… — Anna White Copy Share Image
Brutes are governed by their appetites and impulses. Savages are but little removed in this respect from brutes. Brutish men and coarse… — Joseph P. Bradley Copy Share Image
“Because our culture so highly values an illusion of self-control and control of circumstance, we become abject when contemplating mentation that seems… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“I trust you with their lives,' Prof said, still writing, 'and them with yours. Don't betray that trust, son. Keep your impulses… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The question I try and ask myself when I consider whether or not to train more is what is my body craving… — Ryan Hall Copy Share Image
“Hold the reins, wild stallion! It's time to play thought detective and show those unruly ideas who's boss. So, hit that "delete"… — lifeispositive.com Copy Share Image
The Goddess doesn't enter us from outside; she emerges from deep within. She is not held back by what happened in the… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“A sudden, uncontrollable fury rose in him, and he cast around for something to smash. He snatched the whiskey bottle from the… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
What the expression is intended to mean, I think, is that there is a better and a worse element in the character… — Plato Copy Share Image
Self-Control is the very essence of character. To be able to look a man straight in the eye, calmly and deliberately, without… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the LORD Jesus, giving thanks to… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
“I would have done anything for him. But these days, I don't want to do anything. I don't want to get drunk… — Marla Miniano Copy Share Image
“Self-control has been credited with one of the greatest reductions of violence in history, the thirtyfold drop in homicide between medieval and… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
People do not drift toward Holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“From his earliest years Cincinnatus, by some strange and happy chance comprehending his danger, carefully managed to conceal a certain peculiarity. He… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“The ideal of self-control is supreme. This life is a test—is a test—is a test. You have not passed until you have… — Allen Bergin Copy Share Image
We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control. — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“No matter the situation don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence.” — Turcois Ominek Copy Share Image
It is a fact that the majority of a man's griefs comes about through lack of self-control. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness. — John Bytheway Copy Share Image
A lot of people cheat because of giving into temptation and not having self control... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The most important attribute of man as a moral being is the faculty of self-control. — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
I'd say exercising self-control is very important for a dissolute life. — Pete Doherty Copy Share Image
